Statistical Inference II
BIOSTAT 241
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Harvard Chan School as BST 241
Course Information
Description
Advanced topics in statistical inference. Limit theorems, multivariate delta method, properties of maximum likelihood estimators, saddle point approximations, asymptotic relative efficiency, robust and rank-based procedures, resampling methods, nonparametric curve estimation.
Course Notes
Offered jointly with the School of Public Health as BST 241.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Biostatistics
Course Component
Lecture
Subject
Biostatistics
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
Course Requirements
Prerequisite: Biostatistics 240
Exam/Final Deadline
May 16, 2026
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Science & Engineering & Applied Science
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
